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Joey Cook had fun on "American Idol" on Wednesday night. Quite literally. In advancing to the top 9 on this season of "Idol," on an episode devoted to the hits of the 1980s, she appeared in a shimmering skirt ("Madonna in space," she called it) and bounced her way through Cyndi Lauper's timeless pop hit "Girls Just Want to Have Fun." She hopped, she twirled, she kicked her feet. Taking on an iconic song — Lauper's original vocal had as many giddy vocal tics as Cook's now-familiar stylings — she clearly had fun on stage. But the judges, who have been major fans in recent weeks, gave lukewarm reviews. "You seemed...

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